title: Multiple coronary stenting in unstable angina: early and late clinical outcomes.
abstract: We examined clinical outcomes in 110 consecutive patients with unstable angina who underwent multiple coronary stenting over a 32-mo period. The main outcome measures were death, stroke, myocardial infarction, bypass surgery, and repeat angioplasty. The angiographic success rate was 100%, and the procedural success rate was 96%. There were no in-hospital deaths and five (4.5%) patients had a myocardial infarction prior to discharge. There were four (3.6%) stent thromboses with one (0.9%) patient requiring urgent bypass surgery and two (1.8%) requiring repeat angioplasty. At late follow-up (11.9+/-7.1 mo), there was (0.9%) death and three patients (2.8%) suffered myocardial infarction. Three (2.8%) patients underwent late bypass surgery and five (4.6%) had a repeat angioplasty. At follow-up, 86% of patients were event free. We conclude that multiple coronary stenting in unstable angina may be performed with a high procedural success rate and good long-term outcome.
authors.affiliation: Laurel Cardiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Buller
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Moscovich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monkman
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Penn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome